Creative Ways to Announce Pregnancy to Family

I dressed my son up in a homemade shirt that said "I'm going to be a big brother" and just let him walk around till everyone noticed. It was really fun.

I *love* the idea of a gift certificate that says "Good for one Grandbaby!" How cute is that?!

Congrats.

Cheers,
S.

What a fun question. When I was pregnant with my first child, we played "Pictionary" with my inlaws and just ignored what it said on the card and drew out clues to tell them I was pregnant. You could also act it out in charades if playing family games is something you might enjoy doing as a family. Just be creative about how you would draw or act it out. It was fun to hear them actually put it all together and they ended up saying it out loud. Have fun!

I announced my pregnancy to my husband's family at his birthday party. I bought cinamon buns and put a little sign on top that said "Becca has a bun in the oven." At first, nobody noticed because they assumed the sign just said Happy Birthday, so it wasn't until about halfway through the party that someone noticed....which I think made it even more fun! Congrats!!

My sister in-law and my brother came up with a really cute way to announce their first child. They tool their christmas picture and tied a ribbon around her stomach and wrote on the back something like: how much it cost to take the picture and then they wrote the look on your faces when you realize that their are 3 people in this picture: PRICELESS! i thought it was a great idea! hope this helps!

Get a little gift for everyone and have them all open their presents at the same time. It could be a baby frame, a diaper, baby socks, whatever..... That might be fun. As long as they open the present at the same time, it would be a huge surprise for everyone. Make each person's present a little different, as well.

1.You can wrap up a little baby item with each of their presents, something small but that would be figured out.
2.Make their name tags on the presents baby items like bottles and rattles etc.
3.You could put From: and your name, your husbands name, your daughter's name, and then a question mark.
4. You could attach something that has the word baby in it to each of their gifts like for the guys:Fun size Baby Ruth candy bars and for the girls: Twigs of Baby's breath.
5. You could get the movie 9 months and have them all sit down and turn the movie on.
There are so many more ideas, hope these help and Congratulations!

Take a picture of the positive pregnancy test. Make copies of the picture and wrap it different for each person you give it to, not the same shape...that should give them the hint! CONGRATS!!!!!

My husband and I made a "to-do" list that had "announce baby M.", "see reactions" and "go baby shopping" scattered between "mow the lawn", "do the laundry", "go grocery shopping". All the items not related to the baby were checked and the baby items were un-checked. I handed it to family and asked them to see if they could think of anything to add to my "to-do" list. It was great to see the reactions.

My friend dressed her youngest in a shirt that said "I'm a big sister" and then they went to a family function and just watched as everyone figured it out.

1. My sis in law sat everyone down to see a video of their vacation. We kind of rolled our eyes, then the "video" cut to the ultra sound video they had taken the week prior. It was great!

2. I saw some baby's first christmas photo frame/ornaments at target for 1$. You could put ultrasound photos in those and wrap them up.

Oh this is fun, I wish i was in your family!!! Congrats!

Congratulations! We made a shirt for my son that said Big Bro and sent a photo to the grandparents. Then, at an extended family party we just had him wear the shirt. He is only 19 months old so he couldn't tell anyone. A couple of people read the shirt and said really? Is it true? It was fun and we didn't have to make any "announcement".

My cousin did this...
She bought baby booties for each member of the family sharing Christmas morning with them. She wrapped each pair and at present opening, made sure each family member had the same gift to open all at once. They each opened their gift, and got the surprise of their lives. Good luck with announcing and best of luck with your pregnancy!

I love seeing the look on family's faces when they are surprized. For my husband, I had to pick him up at the airport 3 days after I found out and when I met him at the airport, I handed him a gift which was a onsie with an iron-on that said "Daddy's Lil Jeeper" (he's big into Jeeps) :) We then told our best friends (who just had a baby) and who lent us their "How to Conceive" books and unused fertility tests by giving the items back to them simply saying "I think we're ready for Step 2". And finally we get to tell our families this weekend. We are headed to TN (where my husband's familiy are all meeting up) but first we have to drop off our dogs at my parent's. They have asked us to pick up a laptop computer for them on our way so we are going to change the wallpaper to show the due date and see how long it takes them when they fire up the computer. We will then be driving 12hrs straight and won't get to TN until early a.m to see my husband's family. We are going to wake his mom and sister up with coffee, only the mugs will say "World's Best Aunt" and "World's Best Grandma", we will do the same for his Dad later that morning. We can't wait to tell everyone...keeping a secret like this has been the worst! Congrats and I hope that gave you some ideas :)

The first son we announced at christmas as well and we put together pink and blue mms and personalized them with Greg and A. are having a baby we put them in baby food jars and decorated them with blue and pink ribbons. This year we are expecting again and I am doing personalized fortune cookies stating Jacob is going to be a big brother luck numbers are the due date. I like to have fun with it. Good luck.

I too announced my 2nd daughter at Christmas. I made copies of our ultrasound picture and put them in mini stockings and gave them to everyone. As everyone opened theirs we watched jaws drop, and heard "oh my gosh". It was super fun!

When I had my first kid, we really jazzed all of my loving in-laws and family members by baking cupcakes for them filled with clues. Of course they have to be metal and santized and wrapped with wax paper but it was a beautiful sight none the less. My mom's got a little silver rattle and actually chipped a tooth before she saw the great news. Haha it was big fun! Be very careful of violent family members because my brother bit into his metal treat and immediately removed both my husbands front teeth...and that could definitely pose a problem for upcoming maternity pictures. So I definitely did not do this for my next 6 kids! Good luck all mommy-to-be's!

First of all.. Congrats! My sister-in-law sent flowers to the main family with the color blue for boy! It was so cute...and every time I looked at the flowers I thought of them!---

for me with our second, we dressed our daughter in a "I'm a Big sister t-short and it took the family a few minutes before realizing it.. they were very excited! The look on thier faces was priceless.

huggies diaper with chocolate kisses still wrapped a miniture rattle and maybe a note telling them or something

Maybe you could have a dinner party with baby items as decorations (such as pacifiers and baby announcement napkins). Then you could dress your 18-month-old in a shirt that says "big brother" or "big sister." If found some more great ideas at this site - http://www.getting-pregnant-fast.com/announcing-pregnancy...

When I was pregnant with my first we told my family around Christmas. What we did was we wrapped up a onies and then wrote a little card on it and said they were going to be Grandparents. We gave it to them on Christmas Eve and told them it was our Christmas present to them. It took a few minutes for them to realize that it meant we were pregnant but they loved how we told them. Good Luck!!

We put a copy of the ultrasound into a pack of recent photos that we were showing to my in-laws. After flipping through a bunch of pics, they came to the ultrasound. It didn't take long for them to figure out what was going on and thought it was the greatest thing! You could do the same thing emailing pictures to friends and family... just put the ultrasound in the middle of the rest of your pics. Congratulations & good luck!

Hi K.

I saw on t.v. once where at Christmas time the expecting couple wrapped baby gifts for each person. Or you can wrap a baby outfit for the parents or a frame with the picture of the ultrasound in it with a note that says something to grandma. Or wrap something special that would apply to each person and their relationship with your baby and then they all open it at once. Have fun!

The next time we have a baby this is what I'm going to do...
I'm a professional photographer and I also design announcements so I'm always on the look out for cute ideas. One couple had a really cute picture taken of their feet all lined up with mom's and dad's and all the kids.
Then the photographer designed an announcement that said something like "Our family is about to grow by two feet..."

It was ABSOLUTELY adorable!

I read everyone elses answer first. The one I liked the most was the gift cirtificate one. My own personal idea is to take a pic of a pos preg test and make a shirt with the pic saying "expected May 09"

Or, have a pos preg test tied onto a string to make a necklace. Have you DH make a big sceane of needing to give you a gift right away and opening a jewelry box with your "necklace" inside. A digital one would leave everyone less confused maybe, but remember the screan only lasts for about 24 hours!

Good luck and congrats!!
J.

Give them a picture of the ultrasound as a Christmas gift.

We had the same situation a few years ago. I bought small frames that are actually tree ornaments. They were very pretty, though not expensive (from Walmart). Then I put in pictures of each of our children and then in the last one I put in an ultrasound picture of the baby's sillouette. It was at the bottom of the bag, so they found it last and was a fun surprise. If it is too early for your ultrasound, you could go to a place that does them earlier to get a picture. Congrats and good luck!

I had a friend put her little boy in a t-shirt that said, "I'm a big brother!" and he wore a coat over it. They left the coat on until the grandma took it off, and she was very surprised! I think she just bought a white t-shirt and painted in on with puff paint.

When we went to announce that we were going to have our little girl, I went and found a baby Bootes for a little girl. I found one at a party store and then we put 'Its a Girl!' on it. We gave it to my grandfather for fathers day, it made it a lot easier to break the news, and he still have the booties! He loved it! Good luck!

We did the shirt thing, too, for our second. I had my 18 month old wear the "I'm a big brother" shirt under a button up shirt. We had a joint birthday party for my nephew and MIL. I had MIL open our gift last, then said, "wait, there's one more." I had DS walk over to her and told her to unbutton his shirt. Her eyes got all big! It was great!
My sister made up gift certificates on the computer that said, "good for one niece or nephew" or "good for one grandbaby" and "offer expires on _______(due date)." She printed them on cardstock, rolled them up, and tied them with ribbon and handed them out. It wasn't a family get-together, but it worked.
Since you're doing it at Christmas, you could have your parents, and then your inlaws open a gift. Get a cute gift box (they have them at the dollar store) and place something babyish inside. Like a little pair of booties or a copy of an ultrasound photo (if you have one by then). Bring it out after everyone else has opened their gifts to make a big deal about it. Or do it during Christmas dinner or something, act like you just remembered another gift that you left in the car.
This is the perfect time to do it! You have so many options!
Have fun!

An idea that I wanted to use when I got pregnant with my second (but never got around to it) was to order some personalized M&Ms. They let you print up to 8 letters on one side, and choose your own colors. I thought it would be cute to have "Boy?" on some, and "Girl?" on the others. Or, you could print your due date on them. I am not sure how long they take to receive, but if you do it now I bet you would have them by Christmas. Anyway, congrats and good luck!

Jenn
P.S. Here is the site http://www.mymms.com/customprint/?src=112228&sc_cid=P...

With our second I bought a nice picture frame and slipped a paper in the front that said reserved for baby #2. I wraped it and gave it as a present.

My birthday is next month and I'll be 21. My mom wants to take me out but because I am pregnant, I obviously can't drink. I'm going to wait and tell her that I can't go out drinking. For my sisters, I am going to give them a card with a tampon attached to it saying "I won't be needed these for a while, thought you could use it." And for my in-laws, I am going to make my 2 1/2 year old daughter a shirt that says "Big Sister In Training" and see if they put 2 and 2 together. : )

My best friend did something that I thought was quite creative when they announced their first pregnancy to their family. Thay took a picture of their "baby", their dog, with a Santa hat on and around the picture they wrote, "I'm gonna be a big sister!" On the back of the picture, they wrote something like, "We're having a baby and we are due on..." Then they cut the picture into puzzle pieces and put it in their Christmas card. When they opened the card, they put together the puzzle. They then discovered the message and everyone was so excited! You could do something similar with your daughter in a picture, or something.

I found out I was prego around easter time with my first, and the first grandchild in the family. I made up little slips for everyone in my family saying things like "happy easter GRANDMA" "happy easter UNCLE" ect... I put them inside a plastic easter egg with a few jelly beans, and passed them out. My mom's eyes about popped out of her head when she read the word GRANDMA! she looked at me and was like... "WHAT?" then she screamed and ran over and hugged me! lol it was so funny! since your going to announce around christmas, it wouldnt be out of place to give them a little gift with a hint of the news inside. I'm sure you'll come up with something great!

My husband and I had a pretty fun way to tell our families about our first child. We live out of state from both of our families so we mailed them a package of baby booties and a rattle and said that they needed to hang onto them because they would be needed when the baby was born. Our folks thought that was a great way to do it and they did keep the booties and the rattle for the baby! Have fun!!!!!

Congratulations...

You could always show up with a moving box full of alcohol (half empties and what not) set it on the table with a flourish. When everyone looks at you like you've lost it, you can say something like: "We'll, it'll be a few months until I can drink this again" (or other witty phrase)

Have fun!

We put an ultrasound photo on the fridge and let people find it... I was amazed how long it took them. It was hilarious to watch.
Maybe get your daughter an "I'm a big sister" shirt and see if anyone picks up on it?

When I was pregnant with my second child I had my son wear a shirt that said, "I'm going to be a big brother in 6 months". I just got a plain white shirt and wrote it on with fabric paint. I just had him wear it while we visited with the grandparents, and eventually they read his shirt and were so surprised!
I really enjoy having my kids be apart of those special moments. When we were pregnant with our third child, I had the nurse tell my son what we were having (boy or girl) and then had him tell us. It was more fun to hear it from him, then from the nurse.

Congratulations !!!

K.

Since it's christmas, I'd give them a grandparents card signed "Love, your new grandchild, due ... and the date you're due. I'd say something like how much the baby can't wait to meet his grandparents. Congrats!!! Good luck!!!

When I was pregnant with my second daughter I made a t-shirt for my oldest daughter with puffy paint that said "I'm going to be a big sister". She wore it over to each grandparents house and I waited for them to notice the shirt. It actually took my mom a little while for it to dawn on her what the shirt said. When I was pregnant with my third I sent a plant to each grandma with a card that said "will it be a boy or will it be a girl?". Both grandmas still have their plants 16 months later. Congrats to you guys!

wow-you must not show very quickly! With my 2nd pregnancy, I took a cute baby picture out of a magazine, and put it in a box and wrapped it for my husband. He was very surprised, and it was fun to see his face! then my daughter told her grandma she was gonna be a big sister which was cute, too.

Congratulations!! We are also due in May with our second. What we did was have a shirt made for our son that said "I am going to be a big brother" Right before everyone arrived at our house for dinner we put his shirt on and went about things very normal until his aunt saw his shirt and screamed and made everyone else read it. We had the camcorder close by too!!!

Something cute my sister did to tell my parents she was excepting number two was to wrap up an old toaster oven (that was bought at a thrift store) and put a bag of hamburger buns inside. I was the first to get it, the buns where in the oven. It was funny and cute!

I had a friend put a t-shirt on her son that said "I'm going to be a big brother" and didn't say anything until her mother-in-law noticed. Since you won't be seeing them, you could do it by taking a family picture or a picture of your child with the message showing on his shirt?? Have fun with it whatever you do and congrats!!

We announced our pregnancy around Thanksgiving and this is what we did. We volunteered to bring the rolls to both dinners. We opened the packages, removed the rolls and wrote on the bottom of the packaging "Baby Teller due July 2002". So, as everyone passed the rolls around the table, and one by one they were removed, the saying was revealed! It was fun! My Grandmother pulled out the last roll and was totally confused that there was writing on the bottom of the roll package! Sort-of-got around to "having a bun in the oven"! Good luck and have fun!

First of all Congratulations. When we anounced our pregnancy to our families I made a birthday party invitation and set the date of the party as my due date and the location as the hospital. We then handed the invitations out to everybody in the family all at once so that no one would be left out. Both of our parents loved it and are keeping them as momentos.

My sister-in-law put the picture of the first ultra-sound (our Drs do one in the office around 8-12 wks to see the heartbeat) in a box and wrapped it up really cute for her husband. Maybe you could do a copy for each set of parents, and have them open them together (if you're all together, if not, then just have one for each side of the family).

Another cute thing I saw was a letter written to the family from the baby. Just say "we got this letter we wanted to share" and ask your mom/his to read it out loud. it could say something like "I just found out I get to join as awesome family. I can't wait to meet everyone. I will be joining [your names] in May and I am excited to part of your lives"

Congratulations!
Here are some of my favorite ways to announce that I have heard from friends around the country.
Buy one of those "I'm the BIG SISTER" t-shirts for your daughter to wear when you are with your family. It won't take long for them to "get it"!
Get the family to go out to dinner and have the waiter/waitress bring out baby booties before the appetizer on a tray covered and have one of them lift it up.
Create your own Fortune Cookie
Wrap up a special present for the family to open......

Most of all, have fun and good luck!!!

When we were pregnant with our second we made a shirt for our son that said, "I'm going to be a..." on the front and, "Big Brother!" on the back. We just put it on him and let him cruise around at the family gathering. It was hilarious.

Maybe you could let your daughter unwrap a Christmas present of a T-shirt that says, "Big Sister?"

A friend of mine gave her mom a ring box that had a binki in it to tell them. If you have an ultrasound picture you could frame it and wrap it. I let my parents know by making an Easter card for my mom and dad and at the bottom of the card put by-the-way, you're going to be Grandparents. My Dad didn't even notice it and my mom was shocked and didn't understand it. It was really funny.

Hi K.,

Congratulations on the second pregnancy!

You could have your daughter wear a t-shirt that says "I'm going to be a big sister." I know someone who did that and I thought it was a cute way to tell everyone.

I don't know if you will be showing yet, but another friend of mine went to her relatives and she was obviously pregnant and didn't say anything when she went in the house. Her husband was videoing everyone saying hello and when they noticed she was pregnant, he got their reaction on video.

Good luck and have fun with however you decide to do it. :)

P.

Since you are doing it on Christmas I would make some kind of gift for everybody. I think a personilized calendar would be fun. You could put pictures of you and your fmaily on it and then fill in your special dates, like birthdays, holidays and the duedate of the baby. Ont that page I would put an untra sound pitcure and then write in the due date. Have everyone look over the calendar and see how long it takes them to catch on.

Here is a link to a calendar I just made. It was easy to do and only took me about an hour.
http://www.heritagemakers.com/?event=projectBrowse&pr...
Then your family can have the calendar all year long to remember your special announcement.